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Guys and Balls

Original title: Männer wie wir
  • 20042004
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.9K
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Guys and Balls (2004)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
After their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.After their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.After their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sherry Hormann
  • Writer
    • Benedikt Gollhardt
  • Stars
    • Maximilian Brückner
    • Lisa Maria Potthoff
    • Dietmar Bär
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sherry Hormann
  • Writer
    • Benedikt Gollhardt
  • Stars
    • Maximilian Brückner
    • Lisa Maria Potthoff
    • Dietmar Bär
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Maximilian Brückner
    Maximilian Brückner
    • Eckias Ecki
    Lisa Maria Potthoff
    Lisa Maria Potthoff
    • Susanneas Susanne
    Dietmar Bär
    Dietmar Bär
    • Vateras Vater
    Eileen Eilender
    • Susanne jung 1as Susanne jung 1
    Leon Breitenborn
    • Ecki jung 1as Ecki jung 1
    Saskia Vester
    Saskia Vester
    • Mutteras Mutter
    Anna Koesling
    • Susanne jung 2as Susanne jung 2
    Steven Wellmann
    • Ecki jung 2as Ecki jung 2
    Melody Sitta
    • Cordula jungas Cordula jung
    Jan Giffel
    • Udo jungas Udo jung
    Willi Thomczyk
    Willi Thomczyk
    • Wirtas Wirt
    Jochen Stern
    • Rentner Rudias Rentner Rudi
    Judith Hoersch
    • Cordulaas Cordula
    • (as Judith Delphine Hoersch)
    Carlo Ljubek
    Carlo Ljubek
    • Udoas Udo
    Mirko Lang
    • Tobiasas Tobias
    Tobias van Dieken
    Tobias van Dieken
    • Bernhardas Bernhard
    • (as Tobias Vandieken)
    Simon Solberg
    • Frankas Frank
    Felix Vörtler
    • Udos Vateras Udos Vater
    • Director
      • Sherry Hormann
    • Writer
      • Benedikt Gollhardt
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      When the door of the lift opens to reveal Ecki and Sven kissing, Ecki is wearing a shirt, though he is previously seen to have removed it in the lift.
    • Quotes

      Sven: That's not edible. It's decoration.

    • Crazy credits
      In the ending credits, each actor's name is placed on the soccer grid where his position was played in the movie.
    • Connections
      Referenced in ZDF Magazin Royale: Das Problem der deutschen Filmlandschaft (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Bend and Not Break
      Written by Christopher Carrabba

      Performed by Dashboard Confessional

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Heartwarming, funny and great!
    I was really looking forward to seeing this film ever since I saw an ad for it on TV. And when I finally went and saw it I was not disappointed at all. On the contrary: this is a great film! It's funny, light-hearted and brilliantly cast. The story focuses on Ecki, a young man who works in a bakery in a very small rural community and plays football in his local team. When his team-members find out that he is gay they throw him out of the team. With the help of his sister he subsequently tries to form an all-gay football-team to challenge his old team in a match. And this journey through tough-guy town Dortmund is really, really funny! The incredibly talented cast (especially leading man Maximilian Brückner) pull every scene off and make it believable. OK, there are clichés in this film but they are also made fun of and not taken seriously at the same time. The movie also features a love story between Ecki and Sven, his cute team-mate and these two characters are totally cliché-free.

    This is a very good film and I recommend it to anyone who wants to have a really good laugh, see really good acting and a really touching love story - all in one film!
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    • EnchantedAngel
    • Oct 20, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 2004 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Balls
    • Filming locations
      • Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
      • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
      • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,324
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,425
      • Apr 30, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,140,909
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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